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Sharon Rossie

Overregulation:

A popular New York City restaurant has had enough of big government and, after 25 years in business, is closing its doors. According to a letter posted on the front door by the owners, “The climate for small businesses like ours in New York have become such that it’s difficult to justify taking risks and running — never mind starting — a legitimate mom-and-pop business.” (Read more)

 

Fiscal and taxes:

Politicians never run out of ways to circumvent the protections afforded to taxpayers. Despite a requirement put in place to protect taxpayers from tax-hiking politicians, the legislature has determined that it can avoid requiring a two-thirds vote by the legislature on local tax issues, by simply using a majority vote to grant local government the authority to tax. By skirting the constitution in such a way, lawmakers have been saddling taxpayers with higher local taxes for more than 20 years. (Read more)

 

Government bureaucracy:

Believing the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives is both redundant and ineffective, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has introduced legislation to eliminate the agency. “The ATF is a scandal-ridden, largely duplicative agency that has been branded by failure,” said Sensenbrenner. Other agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Agency, would assume various duties currently assigned to the BATFE under the proposed bill. (Read more)

 

Harry Reid retirement:

Former Senate minority leader Harry Reid officially unveiled a portrait of himself to be displayed in the United States Capitol. The Democrat senator apparently used campaign funds to pay a former staffer $7,000 to paint the portrait. The $7,000 price tag is actually somewhat modest compared to some of his former colleagues. In 2007, Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel used money from his leadership PAC to pay for a portrait of himself that cost $64,500. (Read more)

 

Government waste and abuse:

The Nevada Piggy Book 2016 is here! Despite the fiscally conservative rhetoric thrown around by Nevada politicians during election years, Carson City consistently caves to the political special interests peddling big-government schemes — knowing that taxpayers will ultimately be compelled to bail out the overspending. So, what better way to deal with government’s uncanny ability to burn through tax dollars than by alerting citizens to some of the latest, specific examples of government’s penchant for wasting all that hard-earned tax money? (Read more)